Fully automated brewing system using NodeJS
It’s not long now until the big day on 10 August 2024. The penultimate brew went into the fermenter this weekend. The tap line-up is now confirmed.. There will also be some bottles of barrel aged stout as well as Continue reading Brewnode Fest 2024
Brewtools recently announced some new shiny tech that I couldn’t resist. The Mini Unitank has it all. Ferment under pressure. Carbonate up to 30 PSI Floating dip tube, Spunding valve, Cooling walls, Conical bottom, 2 1.5″ side ports. 1 2″ Continue reading Brewtools Unitank
Just for giggles I thought I would try to impress a couple of Irish mates and brew some Guinness. The recipe is nothing complicated but the serving as I discovered, is very specific. Recipe Dispense Gas Luckily my CO2 supplier Continue reading Guinness Clone
Everyone enjoyed the day and raised £532 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you! Date Afternoon of 19 August 2023. Tap List https://brewboard.app/boards/y5Mtn9aHCmNl Keg Gamma Ray Clone – 5.1% Harpoon IPA Clone – 6.0% Neck Oil Clone – 4.9% Cask Best Continue reading Brewnode Fest 2023 – £532 Raised for Charity
New Raspberry Pi For over 5 years now, BrewNode has been based upon the RaspPi 2. This has been creaking at the seams and limiting some software upgrades and features I wanted to add. It was time to bite the Continue reading Hardware Upgrade
There has been much hype about the annual release of Putty from @VerdantBrew . It is an awesome 10% NEIPA but it reminds me of another favourite beer of mine which is Big Yin from @Overtonebrewing. It too is a Continue reading Putty v Big Yin
This was a kit from The Maltmiller that was a clone of Siren’s Timehop: Cascade. Which in turn was inspired by Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. An all-time classic that showcased Cascade hops. My brew differed slightly from the original in Continue reading Time Hops : Cascade
This brew was inspired by a competition to promote a modern British IPA. @MeantimeBrewing, @BeerChannel and @TheMaltMiller all collaborated to invite home-brewers to produce their version of a modern British IPA. https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/product/meantime-x-cbc-modern-british-ipa-competition/ This competition coincided with the harvest of my Continue reading Kingdom IPA
This west coast DIPA was inspired by Beavertown’s Gamma-Ray. There was always going to be a large amount hops in this beer. All of which soak up good wort, reduce efficiency and are a pain to separate. To help reduce Continue reading X-Ray